At this moment, Kendrick appeared behind Niamh.
“Quinny,” he called out to Niamh softly.
Niamh stopped abruptly after removing one of the straps of her mask.
“Quinny, you don’t have to leave. Go back to your room first.” Kendrick walked to Niamh’s side and looked into her eyes with his deep eyes. His gaze was extremely gentle.
“How can we do that, Kendrick? She slapped Eveline! She slapped your wife!” Karen emphasized.
In Naomi’s heart, she wanted to use Karen to kick Niamh out, but on the surface, she had to pretend to be generous and magnanimous. She also had to pretend to make concessions in order to gain advantages.
“Mom, we should just forget it. I know Quinny must still be mad at me about what happened in the park last time, so I understand. Plus, I’m not hurt. I’ll stop looking into this, so just let her stay.”
Karen still could not accept this after she heard it. “No, she has to leave—”
“Since the person involved has already said it’s fine, then we should stop talking about this,” Kendrick interrupted Karen coldly.
Karen was infuriated, so she did not sense anything wrong with this statement.
However, Niamh and Naomi heard him. Kendrick had just described Naomi as the person involved.
Niamh felt that this was strange. Then, she heard Kendrick saying to her calmly, “Lily and Jack are still waiting for you in the room. You should go back now.”
“Wait!” Karen stopped Niamh who was about to leave. “Kendrick, how can we just let this go? How can you let Eveline suffer such grievance? It’s fine if you let her stay, but how can she not apologize to Eveline?”
“Mom, I don’t need Quinny to apologize to me. I don’t blame her.” Naomi quickly put on a show because she wanted to bring out Niamh’s understanding qualities.
When Karen heard that, her heart ached even more. “Eveline, you’re too kind-hearted.”
Naomi smiled softly before lifting her head to look at Niamh. “Quinny, I don’t blame you. Since Lily and Jack like you so much, then please take care of these children more in the future.”
Niamh scoffed when she saw Naomi’s fake mask. “I’ll definitely take good care of Lily and Jack, but don’t expect me to be magnanimous with you.”
“…” Naomi’s smile froze.
Then, sarcasm started surfacing in Niamh’s eyes. “I keep hearing that Mr. Waldburg’s wife, Eveline, is a generous, magnanimous, wise, charming, bold, well-mannered, and sharp woman. However, for some reason, in my opinion, you look like a fake with an over-compensating persona. Plus, you’re just a goody-two-shoes pretending to be pure and noble.”
“…”
Naomi was shocked. She did not expect Niamh to describe her like this.
Karen was utterly shocked. She thought something was wrong with her ears.
After Niamh said that, she turned around and went upstairs confidently. Her attitude was imposing and domineering.
“W-What kind of person is this?” Karen was shocked and stammering as she spoke. “Kendrick, do you really want someone like that staying in Waldburg Manor? Are you not worried that Eveline will be infuriated by her?”
Kendrick lifted his head to look at Niamh’s back. Then, he said profoundly, “Nia won’t.”
“What?” Karen did not understand him. She did not know what Kendrick was talking about.
“I have some work to take care of, so I’ll be at the study,” said Kendrick before going upstairs.
Karen wanted to ask him but she knew what Kendrick was like. As such, she felt that it was not necessary to ask.
After that, she comforted Naomi for a while before going back to her room.
Naomi clutched her cheeks that were still hurting from the slaps. She felt that she could not continue this anymore.
Niamh was almost fighting head-on with her. What made her uncomfortable and feel strange the most was Kendrick’s attitude.
It was obvious that he favored Niamh more now.
‘Did he sense something?’
Naomi started to panic.
…
Niamh went back to the children’s room. After she got rid of all her displeasure, she smiled and accompanied Lillian and Jackson with benevolence and gentleness in her eyes. Finally, she left their rooms after she put them to bed.
She went to look for Eloise. After seeing that Eloise was sleeping soundly, she went back to her room feeling relieved.
After she took a shower, Niamh removed the makeup on her face. The red marks appeared once again in the mirror.
Indeed, it was just like Adam said. The red marks would not fade away so easily.
The effects of the gel were just like a mask with quick results. The effects after it was absorbed into the skin were just temporary.
Niamh sighed in disappointment and frustration. She put on her mask to walk back to her room and coincidentally, she saw Kendrick walking toward her.
“I have a lot of work to take care of today. You make a good cup of coffee, so can you make some coffee for me and rearrange my documents for me like last time?” Kendrick requested.
Niamh held her worn clothes and hesitated before nodding.
“Of course.”
Kendrick smiled. “I’ll be waiting for your arrival.”
“Okay.”
Niamh replied and looked at Kendrick’s tall figure. She went back to her room to tidy up her clothes and hair before coming to Kendrick’s study.
At this moment, he was sitting in front of his desk and his bony fingers were flipping the pages of the documents.
Niamh loved it when Kendrick was serious and focused. She did not disturb him. Instead, she quietly went over to the coffee machine and started making coffee.
After she was done, she took a cup and placed it on the desk. After that, she went to one side to help him organize his documents.
While she was doing that, Niamh’s eyes could not help but look over at Kendrick.
She stared at his handsome face and started to fiddle with the ring on her ring finger absent-mindedly.
‘Kendrick, I know you have some feelings for me. That’s why you subconsciously choose to protect me and side with me.
‘I’m more than thrilled to be able to have this kind of treatment.
‘At least you’re not ignoring me like I’m a stranger. You’re even concerned about my emotions and protecting me from all angles.’
Niamh thought about this and showed a smile without her realizing it.
Time slipped away silently, and it was already the middle of the night unbeknownst to them.
Niamh opened her eyes to realize that she had fallen asleep on the sofa without her knowledge. There was even a blanket on her. She lifted her head and saw Kendrick sleeping while leaning against the chair.
She got up hurriedly and took the blanket to tiptoe over to where Kendrick was. She placed the blanket on him.
She thought she would be able to let him sleep like this, but while looking at the faint melancholy and exhaustion in between his eyebrows, Niamh could not help herself and lifted her finger to caress his eyebrows.
However, the man who was sleeping opened his eyes all of a sudden.
Niamh thought she was being very gentle, but she still woke Kendrick unexpectedly.
She did not want to disturb his rest, but Kendrick was indeed awake now.
Niamh was at a loss, so she tried to look for an excuse. “Mr. Wald—”
“Nia.”
“…”
Kendrick suddenly called out to Niamh with this name.
Niamh was stunned and lowered her eyes to look into Kendrick’s eyes. Under the pale moonlight, his bottomless eyes that looked like the night appeared a little dazed.
“Nia, it’s great to have you here,” Kendrick lamented. His thin and alluring lips were curled into a happy smile.
As he was smiling, he spread his arms to hold Niamh’s waist. Then, he placed his head gently on her body.
Niamh was stunned. Was he dreaming? Was he groggy with sleep?
She could not understand this. However, she did not want to find out for herself at this moment.
Niamh held Kendrick’s head gently, and her fingers glided across his cheek.
“I’ll always stay with you and I won’t leave you.”
“Nia.”
“Yeah.”
New Book: Back Home to Marry Off Myself
Loredana’s father left the family for his mistress, leaving them to fend for themselves abroad. When life was at its toughest, her father showed up with “good news” after 8 years of absence: To marry off Loredana to a paralyzed son of the wealthy Mendelsohn family.